US kicks off Indo-Pacific supply chain meetings
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 1, 2024
Fourteen member countries met for the first time under an agreement to boost supply chain resiliency.
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CPO Crunch: Together, Better, Further, Stronger
Procurement Leaders
JULY 29, 2024
Last month, I spoke about how important it is for companies to collaborate with one another – and, of course, with their suppliers – if they are to make meaningful progress on reducing their Scope 3 footprint. As members of Procurement Leaders’ Risk and Sustainability Strategy Cohort gathered last week to discuss this topic in more depth, a sustainable procurement executive at one chemicals company illustrated both the scale of the challenge – and the potential power of thinking collaborativel
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When you read news that a company is thinking about spinning off a division, it is usually because that division. The post Will FedEx Freight hit the open road? appeared first on Art of Procurement.
State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025
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Porsche supplier factory flood leads to aluminum shortage
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 30, 2024
The automaker expects disruptions to continue for several weeks, possibly leading to a manufacturing shutdown for certain vehicle series.
Airbase: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Procure-to-Pay solution overview, company background, platform and services overview, modules and application overview, roadmap and vision
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JULY 29, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Airbase and its solution for AP automation, corporate card and expense reimbursement solutions. Since we last covered Airbase in 2021, the vendor has grown immensely, including the release of a guided procurement solution last year. Airbase is an all-in-one spend management platform that primarily targets the US mid-market with its solutions for AP automation, expense management, corporate cards and guided procurement.
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Drug Seizures Rise at Mexico Ports Amid Fight With Cartels Over Shipping Hubs
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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report
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Parcel delivery provider Maergo shuts down
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The startup struggled amid more aggressive pricing from top carriers, former employees said on LinkedIn.
Drive Procurement Success by Building Inclusive Supplier Networks
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